European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. October 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary boosters embarrassed but kids suffer the football scandal at Texas Christia University has a sufficient Supply of villains most of them masquerading As boosters and administrators. For victims though How about the seven kids who were tossed off the team there will be no attempt Here to paint the thu seven As heroes. Accepting Money to play College sports is wrong. They had to know that. But waving Bunches of Bucks under the noses of impressionable 17-year-old kids seems a lot worse. The boosters Are mostly alumni cheerleaders a Universal euphemism for trouble. They stick their two cents Worth Well actually lots More into collegiate programs and when the Bottom Falls out. They Bare their souls apologize for their misdemeanours and go Back about their business. The administrators Are red faced and Promise re form. The games and the Revenue that big time sports programs routinely generate continue though regardless of any potential Mcaa penalties. We re terribly embarrassed by All this the University says but we re clean now. And by the Way tickets for saturday s game at the usual prices were on Sale at the stadium Box office. The kids however Are told to take a walk. Thank you for the blocks you threw the tackles you made the Yards you gained. Now gel lost. The responses of the players to this action by thu have varied. Dallas attorney Spencer Kopf represents a number of them including free safety Egypt Allen linebacker Gearld Taylor and defensive end Gary Spann. He talks about possibly getting them reinstated about How they were misled by influential alumni told they had nothing to worry about and then Hung out to dry in the Texas Sun As their worlds come crashing Down file photo thu s Kenneth Davis. Wants shot at nil now around them. There s no reason for them to be punished he said. They know they did wrong. They were told not to worry about it. They were 17-year-old kids minors entering into a contract with a mature Man a trustee of his University to play football at his University. The system is inc problem. It s unfair and unjust to single out kids As scapegoats and feed them to the wolves. They did what they did because of the influence of an older person with Power strength and  what Impact will this have on their pot Colial professional careers will they be As coveted by inc pros after Silling out important eligibility time will the Shadow of this scandal follow Ihm these arc incr Sling questions ones thai attorney Kopf is studying. Fifth year running Back Kenneth Davis one of the thu seven docs not want to find out the answers. He wants to play pro football. Now. Davis hired agent Mike trope and has petitioned the National football league asking that he remade eligible for a supplemental draft immediately. The problem however is a league Rule prohibiting a player from competing in the pros if he played in College the same season. The thu scandal broke after the season s first game against Tulane. There is a technical Rule that you can t play pro and College in the same season trope said. One game puts him Oul. Technically. I Don t think there s Merit to it legally. If he was suspended seven Days earlier then there would be no question. Thenal has the Legal prerogative in its Infin Ilc Wisdom not to stick to the letter of inc  trope said he expects an answer to his petition soon. If the league rejects the bid. He said he would consider Legal remedies such As a declaratory release an injunctive action against the league. Why is it thai people named Davis Are always talking about suing the nil to allocated pro umpires May strike during playoffs new York a mater league umpires could strike postseason play for the second consecutive year in a dispute Over the expanded format for league playoffs the associated press has Learned. Richie Phillips head of the umpires Union confirmed that the umps have Dis cussed the matter with presidents of Bot the National and american leagues. He said Little Progress had been made toward a settlement and there was a Chance that both the playoffs and the world series would be struck. The umpires struck seven of the eight playoff games last year and were replaced by College and sandlot officials. A source who asked to remain unidentified told the a that two of the umpires who filled in for the strikers in last year s playoffs have been notified to stand by for possible postseason assignments again. Last year s walkout ended before the deciding fifth game of the National league playoffs Between Chicago and san Diego when the umpires agreed to work while new commissioner Peter Ueberroth mediated their dispute. Their new contract signed after the world series provided for coverage of bust of five playoffs the format which baseball has used since divisional play was introduced in 1969. When the leagues expanded those playoffs to Best of seven As part of their labor agreement Wilh the players Dur ing the summer no Extension was negotiated with the umpires. Our contract Calls for working bust of five series said Phillips attorney for the major league umpires association. They have not negotiated a Deal for a Best of seven series with  Bobby Brown president of the american league and National league president Chub Feeney have been talking with Phil lips. Feeney said it s not a serious prob Lem. We Hope to gel it resolved Over the  Brown was travelling and unavailable for comment on the situation. I talked with them this morning but there has been no Progress Phillips said. They be made a minuscule offer thai is simply nol  As part of last year s Scull cent the 12 umpires assigned to the two league playoffs receive $10,000 per Man for the playoffs. Baseball contributes an additional $160,000 into a Pool that is distributed among the other umpires. Phillips said the umpires demands were modest because they had received substantial postseason increases last year and will be Nugo listing a new Overall agreement next year. No from Page 21 Down the first base line for an rib. St Louis added a run in the sixth when Willie Mcgee slapped a two out single to left to pad the Lead to 4-2. Smith singled with one out and went to second on a balk. He took third when Coltman beat out a two oat grounder to shortstop to set up my new York Cut the Lead to 4-3 in the Darryl Strawberry led off with a double. New York s fourth of the game and went to third on t passed Ball. Howard Johnson singled to left to score Strawberry and Knock out Worrell. Horton came in and retired the next two  in the no cubs 13, pirates 5 Chicago Gary Matthews hit a three run Homer in an eight run sixth inning and Ron Cey added a three run blast in the seventh powering the cubs to the fifth Victory in their last six games. Reliever Jon Perl Man got his first major league Victory. Astros 7, cunts 2 san Francisco Phil Garner tripled twice drove in two runs and scored twice for the  announced crowd of 1,427 watched the astros collect seven runs and 13 hits off starter Dave Lapoint 7-17. Jeff Heathcock 3-1, permitted seven hits and two runs in seven plus innings. Padres 9, reds 4 san Diego carmelo Martinez drove in four runs two with his 21st Homer of the season and Tony Gwynn and Graig Nettles each knocked in a pair for the  Hawkins 18-18, who had lost four straight went the distance. Right hander Jay Tibbs who had won five in a Row dropped to 10-18. Phillies 8, expos 7 Montreal Mike Schmidl s three run Homer highlighted an eight run third inning that gave the Phillies Victory the second in their last 13 games. Shane rawly worked the first five innings to bring his record to 13-8. Braves 5, dodgers 0 los Angeles Dale Murphy s rib double broke a scoreless tie and Trig gered a five run eighth inning for the  Zane Smith 9-10, allowed four hits for his second shutout. Brian Holton 11, relieved starter Jerry Russ in the seventh and took the loss. No teams get warning on proposed giants move san Francisco a Allna tonal league teams have been warned in a letter from san Francisco s City attorney that they risk a lawsuit if they approve a Sale or move of the san Francisco giants that breaches the team s contract at candlestick Park. The two Page letter dated sept. 17 advises the no owners of the provisions of the giants lease at candlestick which exp resin 1994, Phil Ward chief Deputy City attorney said thursday. The league s Constitution requires three quarters of the clubs to approve the Sale or Transfer of a franchise. If the giants receive that support for a Sale or move Ward said the other clubs might be subject to Poten tial liability for inducing breach of contract or breach  the message said in part if the subject of moving the san fran Cisco giants comes up Al any meetings or agendas and if you vote favourably to allow them to move we will file a suit for interference of our  giants owner Bob Lurie said wednesday his team will no longer play in candlestick and he offered to buy Oul the lease for Sev eral million  mayor Dianne Frinstein has backed the buyout plan and Luric s proposal that he share the Oakland coliseum Wilh the a s for three or four years until a new domed stadium is built in downtown san Francis co. However Luric s plan was attacked by Oakland mayor Lionel Wilson who said he did t want the club and the a a who said they Are concerned about problems with sharing the coliseum. Several members of inc san Francisco Board of supervisors also critic izod the plan saying they Don t want a downtown stadium built. Earlier in the summer san Francisco s attorney sent a letter to the cily of san Jose warning of a potential lawsuit if it lured the giants there. That Teller caused san Jose to halt preliminary plans to build a stadium for the giants